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    Roller material to run on aluminium

    Did you look at Delrin?
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    Will White Paint Under Black Paint Reduce Temperature From Sunlight.

    I agree. My thinking was the only way this might 'work' is if the white paint lightly altered the shade of black but I'm no paint expert so wanted confirmation elsewhere. Thanks for replies.
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    Will White Paint Under Black Paint Reduce Temperature From Sunlight.

    Thanks again for reply TugboatEng. I was also very skeptical and questioned him at length about this and he seemed to have experienced the same problem I had and was pretty sure it would work. I don't think I'll be trying it though unless I can get some kind of confirmation from someone else...
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    Will White Paint Under Black Paint Reduce Temperature From Sunlight.

    Sorry guys I think the title of my thread is a bit misleading. I do appreciate your replies but I'm not interested in refinishing the part or making new parts. I have way too much time in these at this stage. I was hoping to hear from any paint experts that could confirm the possibility of...
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    Will White Paint Under Black Paint Reduce Temperature From Sunlight.

    Thanks for reply. These parts already have many layers of fairing compound plus many coats of high build primer. Also they are large compound curves so it is very difficult to put compound on certain areas without affecting the shape. Plus the parts were originally made up with a screen mat on...
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    Will White Paint Under Black Paint Reduce Temperature From Sunlight.

    Hope you guys can solve a problem that I have been struggling with for a while. I have some fiber-glass parts that I made from epoxy (west system) years ago. I have spent hours post curing them in the sun but they still show some print-through when they get hot in full sun. It is not practical...

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